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nearly enough. plus: >> put on your slumming clothes and get your car ♪ >> the young singer bringing new life to the american classics. >> we begin tonight in india and a dramatic change to the political landscape of the world's largest democracy. more than a million voters, narendra modi, is its new leader. modi is pro-business and that could mean more trade with the united states. nearly $68 billion in goods and services were exchanged between the u.s. and india last year. he's also a hard line hindu nationalist worrying some that he might destroy the

relationship with muslims. at one point today india's stock market was up a record 6%. niddy dutt reports. ♪ ♪ >> a new political chapter in the world's largest democracy. welcomed with a loud bang and a burst much color. at the party's headquarters in new delhi, victory celebrations started early. in what trpped to be a landslide -- transpired to be a landslide vicity with narendra modi. >> i thank you for all the love you have shown me sisters and brothers i am thank you from the ds bottom of my heart. i respect you and salute you. >> before the first results were announced the party held prayers

in anticipation of good performance. but most bjp supporters viewed the final tally as a formality. >> we used to look to the west for support and development. but now we're going to be the kind of country that people turn to for help and support. >> translator: we respect all religions. modi will take care of all people from all states. he has done it before and he will do it again. >> reporter: in stark contrast to this euphoria, the leading congress's party office was deserted. this result was the worst in the party's history. only the media stayed in place to hear the answer from the party's leader. >> they will do the best for country and i will congratulate that new government.

>> reporter: as the outcome of more than a month of polling became clear, a victory well set up by the bjp filled up quickly. this is the first time in independent india's history that a noncongress party has won a majority on its own. they have done just that and after nearly ten years in opposition india's people's party has returned to government with a massive mandate. niddy dutt, al jazeera, india. >> narendra modi was even bard from stepping into the united states for his attack against muslims 12 years ago. >> modi is seen as a divisive figure. blamed for not protecting muslims in 2002 leaving over 1,000 dead.

will the new government offer fair opportunities quleeferl overriding caste and religion? the bjp said it would. but that didn't stop senior leaders and bjp allies from, it is claimed by hindus as the birth place of their god. the bjp has said it will build a grand are structure there. thus instead and victims were muslims accused of being bangladeshi migrants. said that securing and defending india's borders are a priority. >> that's sohil rahmann reporting from new delhi, a

strategic trading partner with india, america has had a rocky relationship with india's newest prime minister, mike viqueria reports from there white house. >> the white house greeted the news of narendra modi as new prime minister by stating the obvious. >> i can tell you the new prime minister will be welcomed to the united states. >> reporter: that qualifies as news. for the past nine years he had been banned from entry into the united states. the state department said his failure, to stop the riots which left over 1,000 dead, supporters say the ban was unfair. >> modi was singled out because a lot of people have problem with modi's nationalism. >> reporter: president obama made relations with india a top

priority are from the start. symbolized by a high priority show of respect hosting the india leader with a first state dinner of the presidency. the administration promised a new push that would help both country's economies. it had lopsided results. the u.s. has exported about $5 billion a year more to indiana since 2009 but india has done a lot better, increasing its exports to the united states by an additional $20 billion. u.s. experts believe modi would help threfl playing field. >> -- level the playing field. >> spoke about foreign investment in all sectors where it could be helpful to india. >> with that in mind, the u.s. government is putting past differences with modi aside. >> we said we long look forward to whoever the indian people choose in these elections and

the u.s. india partnership enjoys credit large respect. >> invitation to washington for prime minister. mike viqueria, al jazeera, the white house. >> when modi's victory became clear he sent out a message saying, india has one. quickly becoming the country's most retweeted post. modi gave wide speeches via lologram. it broke a guiness book world record. at the bottom of the hour, india's co consul general are wl meet with me. police in turkey moved against protesters who took to the streets of somma today,

protesters insist that negligence was a factor in the mine disaster. claimed the turkish government and the mine credit% deny. ukraine where organized groups of miners and steel workers have banded together to take back eastern ukraine cleaning unbarricades set up by pro-russian separatists. kim vanel has the latest from mariopole. >> these steel workers say they refused to see their are city torn apart. working alongside police to regain control of the streets. >> translator: because people vems need to stand up and create order in the city. because we are responsible for the city, no one will come and help us and if murderers appear you captain get rid of them.

>> reporter: mariopole's administration building bears the scars of their occupation. bull still workers say the separatists are now inside. >> we signed memorandum and it was signed by all public responsibilities in the city, from all sides including representatives of the donetske people's republic. >> reporter: but it appears the message hasn't gotten through. the governor of the self declared peoples republic of donetske, say, they are also being kept out of the loop. some of them support the donetske people's republic, others want more say in the fate of their city. >> translator: people want information because right now we don't have any. all the information coming from kyiv are distorted, they state

facts but put their own spin on them. >> reporter: accused the steel companies of using them for a pr exercise. the patrols are a visible force with 20,000 steel workers signed up to take part and with hundreds of thousands employed by the metal and mining industry in the region they could well steer the course of this conflict. kim vanel al jazeera mariopole. >> leaders of the sprem council in the province of donetske have demanded that all ukrainian troops leave the area within 24 hours. that was ignored. >> worried about a rebel deadline they certainly weren't showing it. the ultimatum came and went. for kyiv's troops to leave the donetske region or face attack. they kept on manning the checkpoints and controlling the approaches to the town.

>> at this checkpoint we are controlling vehicles and possible groups of separatists that might be trying to traffic weapons. our priority is to make sure that peaceful people do not come and you tack from any armed separatists. >> those armed separatists have shown themselves increase ily capable militarily as days past. on the separatist front line the pro-russians believe the army is wavering. >> my personal opinion is they're not serious about carrying out an attack. >> reporter: we visited a base in donetske itself, found workers watching warily behind their gate. they have prepared their positions should battle commence. the deadline issued by rebel commanders expired several hours ago and the uniformed ukrainian

forces hold up are extremely nervous. there are no fighters here yet. at the moment an uneasy calm exists. a member of its self declared supreme council seemed relaxed about the ukrainian military presence. >> translator: we don't have too many problems with the ukrainian military. our problem is with the newly created militia battalions who are killing people. >> reporter: on friday, the latest report on human rights abuses painted a bleak picture of the ukrainian campaign. torture abduction primarily carried out by pro-russian paramilitaries. >> human rights situation in east and south of the country. the increase in the number of armed groups undertaking illegal acts, the human rights monitoring mission in ukraine

has been in form of 112 case he of unlawful detention. >> in response russia's foreign ministry said the report was not objective and it ignored forces loyal to kyiv. volunteer forces are springing up on both sides of the divide and recruitment is brisk. without significant deescalation soon eastern ukraine could degenerate into a conflict pitting neighbor against neighbor. paul brennan, al jazeera, donetske. >> on to nigeria where that country's president cancelled a trip to the town where over 200 school girls were kidnapped. goodluck jonathan. in a region where thousands were killed over the years. more than 1500 civilians just this year alone. china and vietnam, in veetd

nam anti-china protests have been going on for days but peaked in the last 24 hours, spawninspawning violence and le0 people dead. when china moved an offshore oil rick to a disputed territory, the white house called the act. >> china claims its vessels were rammed more than 150 times since this standoff began. ann li is a professor at new york university who specializes in u.s. china relations. ann, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> can you explain what this dispute is about? >> well it's a territorial dispute and it's gone back for

decades. and i would say that in the past it was something that government officials mostly discussed. it wasn't really brought to the populace. is and would i say there's interesting thing -- and i would say there's clearly things about this, it is air and gas below the water but it's about fishing rights, are the two countries have worked together to resolve a lot of issues over the years. and they were actually working quite well economically and are very integrated economically. china remains one of vietnam's largest exporting countries. and for this to suddenly pop up out of nowhere is very interesting timing. and of course all these protests would suggest that they're very organized. and so there's some other force that's uniting all these people. >> maybe you could explain to me

why the vietnamese are burning chinese and taiwanese businesses. >> there are clearly deep seated nationalism and perhaps reconsentment for when china had gone to war with vietnam back in 1979. but that was so long ago. and relations had actually become much more positive in recent years. and so it is very strange that it would take such a dramatic 180° turn you know in recent months. >> i was just trying to figure out how a sea dispute comes from the sea to the streets of hanoi. >> that is exactly the question i think people who want to find out should be asking. because as i said, protests of this magnitude don't just spontaneously happen. they're generally organized by folks behind the scenes. and i would say that this

probably took months to put together. because if you think about it, the average person is too busy just going to work and making a living -- >> to put together a protest. >> absolutely. >> how much influence does china actually have on vietnam? >> they have obviously economic levers and they would want to resolve this peacefully and talk to the vietnamese government officials around say please you know -- and say please you know do something about this otherwise we might put sanctions on you or do other measures. but i would say it would be tough for them to have a lot of sway, if the vietnamese have, in their back pocket, other countries they're working with, that would dif -- give them more gloating power in these disputes. >> is this going to resolve or is this going to get worse? >> it's hard to say. i think it depends a great deal

on not just these two parties. but the other actors that have a stake in seeing more chaos develop. and so as we all know, china can only grow economically on their trajectory if there's a stable global environment. if there is chaos around the world then china cannot continue on this growth trajectory. and certainly, you know, they're certainly actors that would want to see china derail that way. >> we may see more about those actors in the coming weeks. ann li, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. up next, california wildfires, some fires keep getting larger. maximum penalty, general motors said it was not quick to fix

ignition problems linked to several deaths. now comes the punishment. punishment.

>> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> start your day with in depth coverage from across the country and around the world. >> the future looks uncertain... >> real news keeping you up to date. >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> $35 million in penalties to the government. that's the amount general motors says it intends to pay. the maximum fine the federal government could impose.

federal regulators said gm waited too long to fix defective ignition switches, defects linked to at least 13 deaths. bisi onile-ere has the report. >> made it very clear that general motors broke the law. saying had the car maker come forward years earlier, the fine would have been less. the maximum penalty under the law. it was earlier this year when general motors came under fire after waiting more than a decade to recall millions of vehicles because of faulty ignition switches, linked to 13 deaths and multiple crashes. ntsa conducted its investigation and found general motors was well aware of the risk but did

nothing. gm ceo mary barra said, we will focus on becoming an industry leader in safety. part of this settlement gm has agreed do make internal changes. gm is still under investigation by two congressional committees as well as the justice department and could face criminal charges. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. >> bisi, thank you. 1954 class action lawsuit was brought by oliver brown against the topeka, kansas, board of education. first lady michelle obama told topeka graduates tonight that some schools remain segregated, because some schools choose to remain separate. >> students of color tao often

lag behind with crumbling classrooms and less experienced teachers. and even in schools that seem integrated according to the numbers, when you look a little closer, you see students from different backgrounds sitting at separate lunch tables. >> and one school in washington state has a unique task when it comes to integration. foster high school is located in tukwila, washington, claird as s the most d -- declared as the most diverse school district in the united states. sabrina register has the story. >> the 3,000 students in this district south of seattle speak 80 different languages and dialects. four times as many students are in english language learning classes here than in seattle's public schools. and there's no pork served in

tukwila's lunch rooms to accommodate the number of muslims. >> i have friend from nepal, somalia, ethiopia, just everywhere. >> reporter: diversity is one of the reasons conner said he wanted to attend tukwila hi. 15% are white, far fewer than the rest of the country. and the greatest difference: asian pacific islanders make up a third of the population here, that's six times the national average. one reason tukwila is attracting immigrants, revolution and refu. >> i was never out of the camp before and when i came to the foster people from all around the world, people i never knew

about, the country that i never knew about and i was really nirves for the first time. >> for a district with so much diversity, school staff says there's little friction with the students. but having such a district does come with challenges. >> over the past three years we've built and trained an interpreter pool so our staff has access to on-call interpreters when we need to. >> reporter: here at foster high school, there are not only ling quis tick but cultural barriers. the district has community liaisons who make home visits and plan school events. the extra services cost more which the district pays for through a combination of state funding, federal funding through low income students and grants. not knowing which populations will enroll in the future forces teachers to extend their teaching. >> we have to be willing to

change and grow with the students if not we can't be effective in the classroom. >> whether it's somali or syrian. >> doesn't matter what language we speak and doesn't matter where you came from but friend is friend. >> reporter: and in this, the mosmost culturally diverse distt in the nation, come cost this. sabrina register, al jazeera, washington. >> an excessive force, a police officer responsible for setting a man on fire, gets promoted. promoted.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. much more news coming up this half hour.

california wildfires as firefighters make progress in some areas, other areas flare up again. glenn greenwald answers some of your questions. plus: ♪ ♪ >> our friday arts segment. a conversation with maud maggert, bringing back the great american song book. all those stories and more. here are the top stories in tonight's briefing. steel workers in the city of donetske in the region of ukraine have retain government buildings. the country's wealthiest man has urged workers to are retain the region. after procedures separatists declared independence in donetske and luhansk. president obama has invited india's prime minister-elect to the u.s. narendra modi, leader of the

opposition hindu nationalist party, he had been denied a u.s. visa for his role in riots in the past where hundreds of muslims were killed. one of india's leading diplomats is in the united states right now and he joins us, ambassador dianeshwa moray, joins us, ambassador, welcome. >> thank you. >> what do you think of the results? >> it is a truly and in many ways unprecedented election both in scope as in mandate, that's number 1. and number 2, i would say to improve upon what new york times said today, that this is an i would say it's an aspiration of generation. that has aspirational india that has voted in this election. narendra has thrown a very, very

clear mandate to go forward, both in scope, mandate and outcome. it's been an unprecedented and truly historic election. >> a mandate to move forward, to move forward to revive the economy in india? >> absolutely. i think in many ways it would be a new beginning. it is a new party that is coming to governance. you know it's coming in a new environment where a huge number of people have -- young people have participated in the election. and there are both domestic as well as international expectation. >> ambassador what does it mean though for relations with the united states? >> well, in fundamental terms a very strong relationship. we have strong strategic and relationship, there are intersecting interests and third, people to people relations have been very, very

strong. so what perhaps will happen now, is there will be a new enthusiasm, it would be you know infused in this already ongoing strong relationship. >> this was a successfully mobilized probably the largest global election ever. >> absolutely. >> how does that make you feel? >> as many has described, the largest electorate exercise. >> 800 million. >> the numbers are actually enormous. the number exceeds all the people that have voted in the united states presidential election since last six elections. so you know, that's really enormous. and not only that, the whole conduct, the scope, the execution of election has been flawless. and that itself shows that as a democracy, india is a very successful example. >> at the same time there are

problems with corruption. do you think that this new are prime minister will be able to deal with those problems? >> well, the entire i think election, if there is one theme to this election it was development in governance. so both these issues matter a lot to the people. there are expectations, very strong expectations from the government, so yes. corruption you know being part of one of the issues that the government has -- >> and inequality as well, right? >> absolutely. but this time the aspiration level is not necessarily related only to one segment of society. aspiration across the spectrum. the lower classes, lower income, lower middle classes, middle classes, even the elite in india have expectations. the business class has expectations. so that is why i call this a truly aspirational election aspirational outcome. >> the united states is dialing with its problems as well but a

city like mumbai, a perfect example of that right? >> absolutely. we have been addressing the issues of inequity. and they are phenomenally strong institutions in india that could tackle it better in the coming years. >> were you surprised that the priessments or the president ofe president of the united states invited the prime minister to the united states, given that he was denied entrance several years ago? >> absolutely. there are so many groups that see this take on both sides that this is something that you know was expected. and you know prime minister is a prime minister after all. >> ambassador, congratulations on a quite impressive protectine

homes now coming to clean up the ones that they couldn't save. they're stamping out the hot spots, putting foam and water on as many of the wreckage as they can just to get the fire out.

because it's still windy, it's still very windy at times and still gusting. although the forecast is calling for alittle change, it's not coming soon enough for these firefighters who have been out here for daze, they -- for days, they are exhausted. they had just had a day off, felt good but worked two days straight with no sleep on the fires right prior to that john. >> some of the residents are coming back. what are they finding? >> some of them are finding this. some are happy to find their homes still there, and some of them never left. in fact there were two guys walking around here friday morning, who said they took out hoses and being saved some homes for their neighbors. some dangerous proposition in an area like this that has so much dry brush. we've had a drought for a long time here in california, it hasn't rained and we had single

digit humidity here, dangerous place to be but they were happy to stay behind john. >> dramatic difference, based on the little wind i saw there and what it was yesterday. so what are they predicting, better tomorrow? >> much better tomorrow and through weekend. you know what happens mostly later on in the year are these hot winds, the santa anas that blast through the mountains. they accelerate in heat, that's what pushes these fires later on in the year. this is happening earlier. now what we are expecting over the weekend is to have that cool ocean breeze. we want the whole wind pattern to turn around and be normal, as it is for may, may gray, fog, that's what we're expecting for next few days, that's what the forecast says. i.t. was supposed to happen a -- it was supposed to happen a little earlier today but hasn't happened yet. >> what firefighters did the

last couple of days, how are they holding up? >> they're exhausted but they have a great sense about them. the ones that we've spoken to today, and there have been many through here, great senses of humor, really, really working hard to talk to the people in the community, find out what it is they need. they're not just here putting out fires and then leaving. they're stopping in, they're sharing a bottle of water, they're talking about what they saw yesterday, what they saw up the road and helping people out, getting a singd cat out of this tree, they helped us with that this morning and picking up some chicken that the were loose down the road. they've gone above and beyond the call of duty, that's what firefighters do, especially this time of the year. >> jennifer, thank you. tough words tonight for new york times. glenn greenwald, the journalist hind the leak of national security secrets say the paper's

incoming executive editor has a practice of journal subservient to the american state, greenwald is out with a new book about edward snowden and the leaked nsa documents and this week i asked him several questions that were sent to us by our viewers. >> we've got a couple of them. one in regards to russia. and this is from gary in honolulu. and he says is mr. snowden expressed his opinions feeling his life in russia in light of mr. putin's annexation in crimea, thugs in eastern ukraine, constraints on the media in russia, et cetera? >> i always find that a very bizarre question, in part because he didn't choose to be in russia. more so because people seek asylum in the united states by the thousands every year. i've never heard anyone ask

them, how do you consider, that continues to imprison people without charges for over a decade in gawm becaus guantanam. the point of seeking credit asylum is to seek protection from home. to be accountable for its abuses. but i 30 the point of why he's there is he is forced to be there by by the u.s. government who has chosen to put him in prison for the rest of his life. if he were to come back to the u.s. what the u.s. media and political leads say, he should man-up and if he thinks that he did the right thing he should come back to court and make his case from the jury. the reality they know is the way the law works is if you are accused of violating the espionage ablght act is the facu acted with justification, isn't

a defense, he would be barred against those charges in court. it isn't a fair fight, his conviction would be vix guaranteed and -- virtually guaranteed. and there is no reason he should meekly submit to four decades in prison. >> linda in facebook she said how many agents had to be removed from their assignments because their cover had been blown and they were now in danger? >> none, none that the u.s. government has ever identified, nobody has been injured or in any way harmed sutter of our reporting. the -- harmed as a result of sour reporting. going back to daniel elzburg and the pentagon papers. that is certainly the case here. >> i got a question from a viewer who asked about your partner david mir allen da detained in the u.k. and on facebook, in february it

says detaining your partner david miranda while he was in heathrow were illegal, is there any action against those? >> the abuses of political power permeate the judiciary, same is true in england. there are chances that that appeal could be overturned but abusive that retention was. >> i've got another question from the web, jordan in delaware. i've sent e-mails to congressmen and attended protests, in addition to changing my habits when using the web. what do you think citizens should do to stop the overreach of the nsa? >> i think those are all excellent things to do, everybody that individual said they were doing. but i also think there are ways to pressure politicians to encourage others to run on the platform of opposing the nsa,

and not using tech companies that guarantee they will protect your privacy by refusing to cooperate. >> your partner laura, we don't see her much. is there a reason for that? obviously she's doing a documentary about it. >> she's an incredibly private person and is a film maker. she likes her work to do her speaking for her and she speaks through her documentaries one of which is going to be forthcoming this year about everything that happened in hong kong and about the broader issues of the surveillance tape. >> and you say there's a possibility of a ploif as well? >> there was actually announced that sony has purchased the rights to a film based on reply book so that's likely to happen. >> glenn greenwald, thank you. >> there will be are much more on my special report, secrets and spying, 11:30 eastern time.

after a string of police choot shoosings, be albuquerque, new mexico police chief. jonathan betz has that story. >> giving the changes are prompting anger. >> critics are upset about the promotion this week of two commanders. one of them timothy gonerman has a history of expensive force after partially burning off a protest erst's hand with a stun gun. >> it is a shock that police chief gordon eden would promote gonerman. >> the 18-year-ol 18 year veter,

the report turned city to strengthen its chain of command. >> we found that officers posed deadly force against people who did not pose deadly force. >> rocked this city of half a million. many of the suspects were armed. >> get out. >> already the chief has prohibited officers from using their own weapons and now forbid forbids them at shooting at moving vehicles. like when a teenage woman was shot recently running from police. it's unclear if the officer actually turned on the camera. after the feds called the use of cameras highly crb suspect.

>> the good news is this is an achievable goal. >> promoting those commanders was one step. for adepartment consistently facing confrontation. jonathan betz, al jazeera. >> al jazeera america is beginning a new series, exploring controversial cases in the criminal justice system. the system with joe berlinger. coming up next our picture of the day. plus: ♪ let's go slumg. >> life is a cabaret for maud maggert. next. t. next.

>> white we're dealing with drought and wildfires in the west, in the east, rainfall. pardons of d.c., maryland, we've got rivers rising rapidly. record rainfall across the board. even virginia getting into these rainfall totals one set in 1876, sorry 1874, norfolk, virginia, over three inches of rainfall. continuing showers before wrapping up over the weekend. we have our flash flood warnings in effect for most of the eastern coastline and parts of the atlantic, as we add our rainfall totals, 8:00 p.m, over an inch for richmond, flood

stage ten and a half feet as we get into the weekend. watching this very closely, these river gauges will show a little bit of a flashy river also impacted by tides. meanwhile in the west, knocking temperatures down a few degrees but only pitching the fire danger part way into the east, to arizona. rizona.

♪ sky lark ♪ have you seen a valley green >> that is maud maggert, and for critics and fans alike she's considered a voice of a generation, but a different generation, classic are american song book, the sister of fiona apple and with a following that continues to grow. we're pleased to have maud with

us. >> thank you john. >> how did you get started doing this? >> i've always loved what we call the great american popular song book. and i felt from an early age, my voice was right for it. ♪ high above the mountains >> music was in your household. >> yes, it was, it was all the time. my parents are from broadway. and my mom was a dancer and a singer. they met, both my parents met during the original cast of "applause" which is the musical with lauren bacall. >> music was all around, not just the music we hear today, but music of another generation. what was it that drew you to that kind of music? >> i'm really drawn to all kinds of music. and the good thing with having

music around the house is there were all kinds. what was important for me is i was drawing to interpreting the great american song book because i feel i can bring a little bit of everything else to my interpretation of that. my voice is very well suited for rogers and hart and ger ar gers. >> i believe ella fitzgerald sung that as well. i believe you see yourself as an interpreter. how does that work? >> well it's a great job actually. i do see myself as an interpreter but i have the greatest material to work with. >> are they different every time you sing them?

>> yes they are. the structures are the same but the feelings are different every time. >> your sister fe fiona apple ad you, do you get compared? do you ever tire of that? >> i never get tired of that. she's incredible. >> what decade let's say musically speaks to you? >> i guess if i had to pick i'd say the '20s because there was so much happening socially. and the pot was being stirred so much during that era. ♪ >> is there a performer that stands out? >> oh yeah. i mean well from the '20s i love helen morgan who is kind of a name that's all but forgotten these days but she ucialghts originated the role of julie,

which changed the role of music always. small fragile sound that's easily lost. i'm drawn to that because it's precious. ♪ come and meet those dancing feet ♪ >> when you stand up on that stage i was asking you earlier, i was asking you whether or not you get nervous. how do you deal with the crowd, how do you react to the crowd or how does the crowd react to you or interact? >> it's the intimacy and that's true. but it's sort of like you understand that you're all experiencing the same thing. and that everyone, the audience can just let go of their -- whatever they experience during the day and know that i or whoever's on the stage is going to take care of them. and so that they can feel like children again in a way. and i think that every adult kind of needs that, at some times they really need that. >> what do you like the most about it?

>> the message is for everybody. doesn't matter what political party you're affiliated with, doesn't matter how old you are, what gender you are. >> or how old the song is? >> or how old the song is, exactly. >> well, it's refreshing to hear and talk to someone who has so much talent. we appreciate you taking the time. >> feeling's mutual. >> thank you so much. >> thank you john. >> coming up all new on our newscast, 11:00 eastern, secrets in spying. my interview with journalist glenn greenwald, 11 eastern, 8 pacific. here's an image from over half a century ago, tonight's freeze frame of nine-year-old linda brown, standing outside her segregated school in kansas. brown versus board of education. 60 years ago tomorrow, that

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>> this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are tonight's top stories. india's opposition party has gained a landslide victory. narendra modi will be its new prime minister. president obama has already invited modi to the united states. general motors says it intends to pay a $35 million fine imposed by the federal government. investigators say gm waited too long to dak l a -- to tackle a defect, linked to at least 13 deaths. gm could still face criminal charges. firefighters spent a fourth day battling fires in southern california. 75 fires are burning, completely

contained though. crews are focusing on two large fires in san marcos and camp pendleton, more than 14,000 acres have burned so far. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next and i'll see you back here 11:00 eastern. >> on "america tonight," the fix. addicts looking for a way out find what they and neuroscientists say is a miracle. but it's also an illegal drug. "america tonight" investigates, ibogaine. could the solution to addiction lie in a root? >> i've seen people at the end of the road completely detoxed, look like new human beings. no signs of withdrawal, and ready to change their life. >> also ahead: change at the